Apne Inkar Ke Bar-aks Barabar Koi Tha

apne inkar ke bar-aks barabar koi tha

dil mein ek KHwab tha aur KHwab ke andar koi tha

hum pasine mein sharabor the aur dur kahin

aise lagta hai kahin taKHt-e-hawa par koi tha

us ke baghat pe utra hua tha mausam-e-rang

qabil-e-did har ek samt se manzar koi tha

shak agar tha bhi to miTta gaya hote hote

aur ab puKHta yaqin hai ki sarasar koi tha

is dil-e-tang mein kya us ki rihaish hoti

yani andar to nahin tha mere bahar koi tha

shakl kuchh yaad hai kuchh bhul chuki hai us ki

koi din the ki mukammal mujhe azbar koi tha

daere mein kabhi rakkha hi nahin us ne qadam

aur mohabbat ke mazafat mein aksar koi tha

main use chhoD ke KHud hi chala aaya tha kabhi

aur ab puchhta phirta hun mera ghar koi tha

yawa-go tha 'zafar' is ahd-e-KHarabi mein koi

yawa-go hi use kahte hain suKHan-war koi tha